Dan this is the 3/4" nut isn't it?
Soaking is good, and what I've done in the past is use long nose vice
grips to hold the 'rod' from moving while I turn the nut.
By the way, save yourself some grief in the future (don't become your
own DPO). Use liberal amounts of anti-seize on all nuts and bolts. I
just took the same nut you are talking about off my car yesterday. I
didn't need the vise grips, just a wrench. But when I assembled it
previously I used anti-seize.
Unfortunately the heat may have damaged the rubber. Someday you'll be
writing this list asking about a strange clunking sound from the rear of
your car....
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dan DiBiase
> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 8:14 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Shock Link Replacement
>
> The axle
> attachment, well, that one turns well, unfortunately it is
> turning inside the end of the link! This is the end that has
> the ball-looking deal, with no protruding nut. The nut is on
> the outside of the leaf spring u-bolt attachment, between a
> lip and the actual spring - difficult to get at, and only
> with an open-ended wrench. Put heat on it until the rubber
> pad between the u-bolt attachment was smoking, but haven't
> loosened it yet. I hope to spend a few hours on it tomorrow
> before heading off the Maryland for the week.... Oh well, I
> think I may have lost a few pounds sweating in the heat!
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